[BlueOnyx:26388] Re: Internet issues

[Ken Hohhof]

Hey, don't paint us all with the same brush!

Also, if you're a small local ISP, there are a million ways for the big guys to screw you over and steal your customers.  I remember from about 2005 to 2009 we offered "lineshare" DSL on Verizon copper.  They would "accidentally" disconnect our customers, and then offer to hook them back up same day using Verizon as the ISP, or wait 3-5 days for them to reconnect our service.  Lesson - never buy wholesale services from a big vertically integrated competitor.

I also wonder if things have changed since I lived 2 years as a teenager in South America (Argentina) in the late 1960's.  A small bribe was often expected in everyday transactions, especially if civil servants were involved, and wasn't even viewed as particularly unethical or illegal.  More like a tip here in the U.S.  (Which, BTW, is really getting out of hand.  Soon vending machines will expect tips.)

Whenever I think of Michael living in Colombia, somehow I think of Patrick Jane in the TV series The Mentalist, on an island off the coast of Venezuela where he can't be extradited to the U.S.  (will only make sense if you've watched it)  Or maybe Rick Blaine in Casablanca.  Don't be insulted, either reference makes you out to be a dashing chick magnet.


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From: Blueonyx <blueonyx-bounces at mail.blueonyx.it> On Behalf Of Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet via Blueonyx
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:47 PM
To: blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it
Subject: [BlueOnyx:26387] Re: Internet issues


On 8/2/2023 12:53 PM, Michael Stauber via Blueonyx wrote:
> You can get a new contract (with same day install) lined up in fifteen 
> minutes, or you have to wrestle with support for days until they send 
> a technician to fix damage in an existing installation.

So true.  Anyone who has ever dealt with consumer-grade ISP's knows this pain.

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Chris Gebhardt
VIRTBIZ Internet Services
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